Trump calls FBI agent removed from Mueller probe 'tainted'

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Dec 3, 2017 at 10:14 AMDec 3, 2017 at 10:14 AM

By KEN THOMAS and ERIC TUCKERThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says a veteran FBI counterintelligence agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling was a "Tainted (no, very dishonest?)" agent.

The president is suggesting the agency needs a dramatic overhaul under new FBI director Christopher Wray.

The agent was removed during the summer after the discovery of an exchange of text messages viewed as potentially anti-Trump, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday. The agent had also worked on the investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.

The person was not authorized to speak about it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

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